Harry Bliss & Sue Halpern in Conversation, presented by Vermont Book Shop

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New York Times-bestselling New Yorker cartoonist, children's book illustrator, and, now, graphic memoirist Harry Bliss will appear in conversation with his New Yorker colleague Sue Halpern.

Since 1999, Bliss has published 25+ books for children and thousands of cartoons. His first children’s book, ‘A Fine, Fine, School’ by Sharon Creech was a New York Times best-seller, as was ‘Diary of a Worm,’ ‘Diary of a Spider,’ and ‘Diary of a Fly,’ all by Doreen Cronin. These award-winning ‘diary’ books became ‘The Bug Diaries’ – an animated series that is currently streaming on Amazon. His self-titled single panel gag Cartoon, ‘Bliss’ is syndicated internationally through Tribune Media Services and appears in over 100 newspapers in the United States, Japan, and Canada. In 2004, Bliss was awarded the Maurice Sendak fellowship award along with Nora Krug. His latest book, a collection of cartoons and comic strips with entertainer Steve Martin, ‘A Wealth of Pigeons,’ was recently published and is a New York Times #1 best-seller.

Sue Halpern writes about politics, technology, and their intersection. She is the author of several books, including the best-selling “A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home," “Four Wings and a Prayer,” which was made into an Emmy-nominated film, and most recently, the novel "What We Leave Behind." She was a columnist for Mother Jones, Ms., and Smithsonian Magazine, and has written for the Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and The New Republic, as well as for The New York Review of Books.

Harry Bliss in Conversation with Sue Halpern will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.